UTHSC Radiation Safety Committee

Welcome to the Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) Website. The UTHSC possesses one
of only four Broad Scope radioactive material licenses in the state; the advantage
of a broad scope license is that it enables greater flexibility in the use and management
of radioactive materials. The Radiation Safety Committee has an interdisciplinary
membership, and this committee fulfills the requirements specified in the UTHSC Broad
Scope license. The charge of RSC is as follows:

The Radiation Safety Committee will serve as the general policy forming body for
the activities which involve the use of radioactive materials and/or other sources
of ionizing and non-ionizing radiations. Policies formulated by and/or decisions
of the committee will be effective upon the approval of the Chancellor.

Examples of the sources that fall under the purview of the RSC are as follows:

Sealed sources of radioactive material

Unsealed sources of radioactive material

X-ray machines

Lasers

UV radiation sources

Operations and technical support are provided by the Radiation Safety Officer (Bryan
Lemieux) who directs the routine safety and compliance monitoring programs for radiation
safety. If you have need to use any of the above sources, please contact: